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WASHING. MACHINE:

No. 340,418. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WESLEY CASE, OF CLYDE, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 340,418, dated April 20, 1886.

Application filed February 6, 1884. Serial No. 119,937. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN WESLEY CASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clyde, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful WashingMachine, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of my im- Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal view through the line on w of Fig. 2.

The same letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.

This invention has relation to washing-machines in which the clothes are cleansed by having the Water forced through them instead of rubbing, and has for its object to producesuch a machine that shall be cheap, durable, simple, and efficient.

With these ends in view it consists in the improved construction of the parts, as will be hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. a a a and a represent a number of open ended cylinders secured to each other at their bottoms by means of a central web, I), and at their tops by means of the cover 0, having a flange, f, to which they are secured. This cover 0 and the web bare each provided with a central opening, through which the rod d passes, and is secured by means of the nuts h and g. The top of this rod is bent upon itself and perforated,forming the handle t, by which it is carried, and by which it is held steady when in use. A lever, is, is secured within this bent portion by means of a pin passing through the perforations and through the lever. This forms a bearing upon both sides of the lever, and prevents any rocking or twisting motion of the lever while it is being operated. Upon each side of the handle 75 a cross-arm, Z, is secured, and to the outer ends of each of these arms rods n 91/ are secured by means of the bearings m m. These rods n a pass through perforations 0 in the'cover c, which are larger than the rods, thus allowing the rods free lateral motion, occasioned by the rocking of the lever upon its bearing in the rod 02. To the bottoms of each one of these rods n a piston, 9, is secured.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The clothes are placed in a vessel containing hotwater and whatever cleansing material it is desired to use, and the machine placed upon them. The machine is then steadied by the operator holding the handle 1' with one hand and the lever it operated with the other. The water is alternately drawn into the cylinders on one side of the machine and into those on the other, and alternately forced out of them.

Thus it is forced through the clothes in drawing it in and in forcing it out. By occasionally turning the clothes the water is forced through them in every direction, whereby they are thoroughly cleansed. When they are thus cleansed, the machine is easily lifted out of the vessel by means of the handle 2', and placed to one side until again needed.

It will thus be seen that my invention furnishes a machine that is light, cheaply made, and easily operated and repaired and kept in order.

Having thus described my invention,l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesh In a washing-machine, the combination of a number of open-ended cylinders with a central web uniting saidcylinders at their bottoms, a flanged cover uniting them at their tops, an upright rod secured to said Web and cover and forming a handle at its upper portion, a lever secured to said upright rod and provided with a pair of cross-arms, a pistonrod secured to the ends of each of the crossarms and passing through holes in the cover of a larger diameter than the diameter of the said piston-rods, and a piston-head secured to the end of each of said pistonq'ods within said cylinders, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as JOHN WESLEY CASE.

Witnesses:

4 SYLVESTER D. WEST,

VVILLIAM M. BARBER. 

